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General Wesley Kanne Clark, Sr., KBE, MA, BSc has been Special Advisor of Torvec, Inc. since January 22, 2014. General Clark serves as Special Advisor to the Board at Juhl Energy, Inc. He serves as a Senior Veterans Advisor of The Grilled Cheese Truck, Inc. He serves as General Partner of Four Seasons Ventures, LLC. He serves as an Advisor of & Pobe and Tiversa, Inc. He is the Co-founder and Chairman of United Global Resources, LLC. He has been the Chairman and Chief ... Executive Officer of Wesley K. Clark & Associates since March 2003. He is a Senior Military Analyst of Cable News Network (CNN). He has been a Senior Advisor of The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group since June 19, 2013, where he focuses on the energy sector and advises one of the funds. He serves as the President of Direct Markets Holdings Corp. He is an investment banker and is active in the finance, technology and energy fields. He has expertise focuses on helping clients understand and navigate the USG and foreign government structures and positioning technologies for early adoption and acceptance by the United States Armed Services. He serves pro bono as a distinguished Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic & International Studies CSIS. From July 2000 to March 2001, he was a Consultant for Stephens Group Inc. He served as an Advisor to and a Board Member of numerous domestic and international energy companies, including Juhl Energy, Inc. He founded Wesley K. Clark & Associates in March 2003 and serves as the Chairman investment bank Rodman & Renshaw. He served as Senior Vice President of Domestic & International Security at GlobalOptions Group, Inc. since March 2006. He served as the Managing Director of Merchant Banking at The Stephens Group, LLC from March 2001 to February 2003. He has been the Chairman of Aerobic Creations, Inc. since January 2007. He serves as the Chairman and Chairman of Advisory Board of The Stephens Group, LLC. He serves as the Chairman of WaveCrest Laboratories. He serves as the Chairman of Clean Terra. He serves as the Chairman of City Year Little Rock; BluWav Systems, LLC and Envidity Inc. He served as the Chairman of Summit Global Logistics, Inc. from January 31, 2007 to December 14, 2007; Direct Markets Holdings Corp. from July 10, 2007 to May 15, 2012 and Rodman & Renshaw Holding LLC since January 2006. He serves as Co-Chairman of Growth Energy. He has been the Vice Chairman of The Grilled Cheese Truck, Inc. since July 12, 2013 and serves as its Senior Veterans Advisor. He serves as the Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor at James Lee Witt Associates, LLC. He has been an Independent Director of Bankers Petroleum Ltd., since June 27, 2008. He has been a Director of Solace Systems, Inc., since September 2010; Amaya Gaming Group Inc. since May 11, 2010; North American Van Lines, Inc. since May 2001 and Rentech Inc., since December 2010. He has been a Director of Premier Alliance Group Inc. since August 20, 2012 and Fisterra Energy SL since June 19, 2013. He has been a Director of Petromanas Energy Inc., since November 18, 2013. He has been a Director of Aerobic Creations, Inc. since January 31, 2007; and Argyle Security Acquisition Corp. since September 2005; CVR Energy, Inc. since September 2006 and Coffeyville Acquisition LLC since September 20, 2005. He has been a Member of the Advisory Board of Accellion, Inc. since April 12, 2011, He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Gold Bullion International LLC and ACORE. He serves as a Trustee of International Crisis Group (The) and the National Endowment for Democracy. He served as a Member of Advisory Board at Kepis & Pobe and Mutualink, Inc. He serves as Member of Strategic Advisory Board of Vital Capital Fund. He is a Member of the Technical Advisory Council at Federal Communications Commission. He serves as a Director of Adam Aircraft Industries, Inc. He serves as a Director of the Atlantic Council and a Member of the Board of Messer-Griesheim. He is a Strategic Advisory Board member at Braemar Energy Ventures. He serves as a Member of Strategic Advisory Group at Paladin Capital Group. He serves as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Meridiam Infrastructure. He serves as a Director of Juhl Renewable Assets, Inc. He served as a Director of MFG.com Inc. September 10, 2012. General Clark has been an Independent Director of BNK Petroleum Inc. since July 21, 2009, SoloPower, Inc. since March 2012 and Bankers Petroleum Ltd. since June 27, 2008. He served as a Director of AAI Acquisition, Inc. He served as a Director at Juhl Energy, Inc. from January 2009 to April 9, 2014. He served as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Emergya Wind Technologies Holdings N.V. He served as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Amg Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. from June 6, 2007 to May 2013. He served as Director of Torvec, Inc. from January 28, 2011 to January 22, 2014. He served as an Independent Director of Argyle Security, Inc. from September 2005 to October 2009; Argyle Security, Inc. and Prysmian S.p.A. He served as a Director of Summit Global Logistics, Inc. from January 31, 2007 to December 14, 2007; Ram Venture Holdings Corp. since May 3, 2004; SIRVA, Inc. from May 2001 to October 7, 2003; VIASPACE Inc. until April 7, 2006; CVR Energy, Inc. from September 2006 to May 14, 2008; Entrust, Inc. from January 2002 to October 8, 2003; Direct Markets Holdings Corp. from July 2007 to May 15, 2012; Acxiom Corporation from 2001 to October 2003 and RiceBran Technologies from June 1, 2007 to October 19, 2009. General Clark served as a Director of Rodman & Renshaw Holding LLC since January 2006. He was a Member of the Clinton Global Initiative's Energy & Climate Change Advisory Board. He served 38 years in the United States Army. He rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. After his retirement in 2000, he became an investment banker, author, commentator and businessman. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Director for Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff with responsibilities for worldwide United States military strategic planning. He also served as an instructor and later Assistant Professor of Social Science at the United States Military Academy. He began his military career in 1966. Upon becoming the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, from 1997 to 2000, he was in overall command of NATO's military forces in Europe. He also served as the Commander in Chief of the United States European Command and as the Director of Pentagons Strategic Plans and Policy Operation. In 1999, he commanded the alliance's military response to the Kosovo crisis. He retired in 2000 after a highly distinguished and decorated 34-year military career. He was a White House Fellow between 1975 and 1976 and served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. General Clark has been actively engaged in global public affairs, political campaigns and humanitarian efforts. He is

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